Combination tent



Dec. 25, 1934. D. ROSENBAUM COMBINATION TENT Filed May 17, 1955 R Om TH mm V mm 6 0 R q n m ATTORNE Patented Dec. 2 5, 1934.

t UNITED sir Es 1 ,985,694: 7 '(JOM I ATIQN TENT V DavidRcsenbaum; Detroit, Mich. Application, May; 17., 1933, SerialNo. 671,469

1 Claim. (c1. +11'1) 1 My invention relates to a new and useful improvement ina combination tent inwhich there is provided a collapsible structure which may be collapsed into compact form and which, when extended, will serve to provide acot and a tent.

Itis an object of the-present invention-to provide a'device of this class wherein the supporting structure of the tent and the cot may beconstructed in such a manner that it may be very easily and quickly folded into compact position or extended into operative position. i

It is'another object'of the present invention to "provide a device of this class which will besimple in structure, economical of manufacture, durable, and easily and quickly assembled.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of this class so arranged and constructed that one of the sidewalls of the covering or tent-forming fabric may be usedas an inclosure body or as a canopy at will.

Another object of the invention is theprovision of a device of this class in which the supporting arrangement of parts hereinafter described andclaimed. 1 I l The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thisspecification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention with the covering removed.

Fig; 2 is- -a side elevational view of the supporting structure in partially collapsible form.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the invention showing the covering used as a canopy.

Fig, 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view 40 of the supporting structure in the position shown in Fig. 3 with the covering removed. 7

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing one of the canopy supporting arms in elevation.

Fig. 6 is a fragmetary perspective view illustrating the canopy supporting arms in inoperative position. I

Fig, 7 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on line '7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is afragmentary sectional view taken on line 88 of Fig. 1.

In constructing the invention, I employ a construction for forming the cot similar to a con-' struction now commonly known and used in the .the rail 11-tothe supporting leg 18. V retaining clips 19 connectthe rails 10 and ll" I employ side rails 10 and 10 atone side of the cot, and side rails 11 and 11" at the oppositeside. Supportinglegs 12 and 13 are extended diagonally across each other and connected pivotally to each other at their point of'crossing. The 5 members 10 and 10' are in alignment with each other, and connected pivotally on adjacent ends of the members 10 and 10' is'a clevis 14- and between these clevises lies the upper end of the supporting leg or brace 12. A pin 15 projects 10 through the supporting leg 12 and through each of the aligning clevises 14 so that this leg 12 at this end is pivotally connected to the clevises. Theend of the leg 13 is'similarly connected to the clevises 14 which are mountedon the adja- 15 cent ends of the side rails 11 and 11". An arcuate clip '16 serves to pivotally connect theopposite end of the rail 14 to a supporting leg 17 and a similar clip serves to connect the end of Similar "-20 to the supporting legs 20 and 21 respectively. The legs 19 and 21 are connected at their lower ends in the same-manneras are the legs 1'7 and 18-, This connection is made bymeans of the T25 arcuate clips 25 and 26 which serveto pivotally connect to the legs 1'7 and 18 respectively, one end of the rods 22 and- 23. The opposite ends of the rods are pivotally connected by a toggle link 24. These members 22 and 23 and the side 30 rails 10 and 10' and 11 and 11' serve as a supporting frame for acanvas or fabric covering 55. As clearly appears in all of the figures the supporting legs project upwardly from the level of the cotproper, and the upper-ends are se- 535 cured together by pins which project therethrough. The pin which secures the upper ends of the legs 17 and 18 together also serves as a pivot for the supporting beam section 27, which is adapted, when in operative position, to extend horizontally in alignment with the supporting beam section 28 which is pivotally connected by the upper ends of the supporting legs 20 and 21. The supporting beam section 28 has a reduced end 30 which is-adapted to slip into a metallic sleeve 29 carried by the supporting beam section 2'7. When the portion 30 is engaged in the sleeve. 29, a single supporting beam is formed,

asclearly appears in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3. These supporting beamsections 28 and 27 are each connected adjacent their pivoted ends to the supporting legs 20 and 21 and 17 and 18 respectively.

t will benoted that when in assembled position as shown in Fig. 1, the supporting legs are inclined to the vertical, and the chain 31 serves to resist a further inclining movement of the supporting legs 1'? and 18, and these chains are normally retained taut at all times.

When the frame is assembled as shown in Fig. 1, the fabric or canvas covering may be mounted on the frame. This covering is formed to fit the supporting structure and comprises a rear wall 32, a front wall 33, and-side walls 34 and 35. Projecting outwardly from the supporting legs are snap fastener studs 36 adapted to engage'in openings or grommets 38 carried by the various parts adjacent their edges and. in the front wall 33 carried by the flanges or flaps "37 and 39. Pivotally mounted at one end on the supporting legs 1'7 and 20 adjacent the uppe'r ends" thereof is a canopy supporting arm iq-which is provided intermediate its ends with an eyelet 41 through which is projectedthe angularly turned end 42 of a brace 43. brace 43 passes through a locking hook 44 which -;is extended through the supporting leg 17 or 20, ,asthe case may be; and provided with a wing nut 46, threaded on its threaded portion 45. The

through an opening formed in one end of the connecting brace sections 48 and 50, the opposite ends of which are pivotally connected by the toggle link 49. A reduced extension 51 is formed 'on-each of the rods or arms over which may be snapped a grommet carried by the flap 39.

When the rods 40 are moved into the position .shown in Fig. 3 and the front wall 33 of the covering engages over the ends of the rods 40 as shown in Fig. 3, a. canopy is projected outwardly from the tent structure. Side curtains 53 and 54 may be mounted on the supporting rods 40 if desired, and thus a largerspace is inclosed bythe covering. It is obvious that if twoof the structures are used, they may be placed with the ends of their sections 33 in engagement when extended into canopy form, and thus'a larger tent-like structure, is provided with a cot at each end.

When it is desired to enclose the cot when a single unit of the structure is used, a loosening of the wing nut 46 will permit the canopy to swing downwardly so that the arms 40 will lie in the position shown in Fig. 6 and the rod sections 48 and 50 will lie extended as shown in Fig. 6 and serve as a means for preventing a flapping of the front wa section 33 of the covering.

When it is desired to collapse the structure, the

covering is removed and the rails 10 and 10 and The opposite end of this 11 and 11' are bent upwardly at their center as shown in Fig. 2. This will bring the lower ends of the supporting legs 17 and 20 and 21 and. 18 into approach so as to relieve the tension on the chains or restraining cords 31 and permit a disengagement of the end of the beam section 28 from the sleeve 29. Thereupon the section 28 may be swung downwardly to lie between the legs 20 and 21 and the section 27 may be swung downwardly to lie between the legs 1'7 and 18. The connecting sections 22 and 23 may then be bent upwardly as shown in Fig. 4 and the legs 17 and 18 and 20 and 21 folded inwardly upon each other. The sections 10 and 10 and 11 and 11' are then folded inwardly so as to lie in engagement with I the supporting legs 12 and 13, and the supporting legs 20 and 21 and 17 and 18 will lie in engagement with the sections 10 and 10' and 11 and 11 so as to provide a compact structure. The covering may then be used as a wrapping for the supporting frame so that the device while occupying a smallamount of space may still be possessed of an attractive appearance and free from projecting parts which might serve to scratch or mar a vehicle in which the same maybe transported. As shown in Fig. 3, windows 52 may be formed in. the rear wall 32 in a well-known manner if.

desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention, I do not wish to 0 limit myself to the precise details of structure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as may come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I Ina device of the class described, a cot forming structure having apair of oppositely disposed side rails, each of said rails comprising a pair of sections in alignment with each other; a pair of supporting legs pivotally connected together intermediate their ends and extending at their upper ends between the adjacent ends of the aligning sections of said side rails; pins respectively and lying between the leg and the adjacent end of a siderail section and means pivotally connecting the inner end of each side rail section to the adjacent clevis.

DAVID ROSENBAUM. 

